Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees Game 2

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PIT	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	5	7	0
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	6	0

Bubba Chandler (3-8, 4.53 ERA) got the ball for Pittsburgh in the 7:05 PM ET nightcap, working opposite Max Fried (4-3, 2.97 ERA), who was activated ahead of schedule to make his first start since May 13 after more than two months out with a left elbow injury. It was a low-key spot for a big return, and Fried's rust showed before the Yankees ever got the lead.

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Pirates(53-49)

WPLWL

5

+1.5-125+170o8.5-150

Yankees(56-45)

LPWWL

3

-1.5+113-174u8.5+115

Best BetYankees -173

Postgame

Miss — the Yankees lost outright 3-5, with the bear case (Fried's rust off a 2-month layoff and a lineup missing Judge and Stanton) winning out.

Pregame

New York was priced as a clear favorite at home behind Fried's sub-3 ERA and deeper overall roster, even without Judge and Stanton in the lineup. That price banked on Fried looking sharp in his return and the Yankees' talent gap closing the door late. Neither happened cleanly enough.

Pittsburgh's lineup is already running thin. Jake Mangum was scratched from this game with right foot discomfort, and the Pirates have been without Oneil Cruz and Konnor Griffin all month on the 60-day IL. New York's absences cut even deeper — Aaron Judge still isn't cleared for baseball activities with his rib injury, Giancarlo Stanton has no timeline to even start a rehab assignment, and Carlos Rodon is rehabbing his elbow instead of anchoring the rotation. A price that had the Yankees as clear home favorites was betting on organizational depth over the day's matchup.

Bubba Chandler

(4-8)·4.49 ERA

Jul 11 vs Brewers

ND

4.2IP

2ER

6K

3BB

97P

Max Fried

(4-3)·3.12 ERA

May 13 @ Orioles

L

3.0IP

3ER

2K

1BB

61P

None of that stopped New York from making a fight of it. The Yankees were shut out through six before stringing together a 3-run 7th to erase a 3-0 deficit and tie the game, flipping the energy at the Stadium and putting the bullpens on notice for extra innings.

The tie held through the 8th and 9th, but Pittsburgh broke through again in the 10th, plating 2 more to put the game away for good. New York's offense went cold right when it needed one more answer, and the Pirates escaped with 7 hits and zero errors to close it out on the road.

It's the kind of grinding, error-free win that plays well on a road trip — 2 clubs both hovering around .500 and .550, trading punches deep into a Wednesday doubleheader instead of settling anything early.

Pittsburgh Pirates

(53-49)

Jul 22W@ Yankees5-3

Jul 21P@ Yankees0-0

Jul 20L@ Yankees5-8

Jul 19W@ Guardians7-1

Jul 18L@ Guardians3-5

New York Yankees

(56-45)

Jul 22Lvs Pirates3-5

Jul 21Pvs Pirates0-0

Jul 20Wvs Pirates8-5

Jul 19Wvs Dodgers2-1

Jul 19Lvs Dodgers2-8

Both rosters are dealing with real subtraction. Pittsburgh's bullpen is stretched with Chris Devenski and Evan Sisk both out, and Endy Rodriguez and Spencer Horwitz are working their way back from the IL rather than helping right now. New York's situation is arguably worse given who's missing — no Judge, no Stanton, no Rodon — which is a lot of firepower and rotation depth to be without in a game that came down to extra innings.

Pittsburgh Pirates

(7)

• Day-To-DayJake Mangum (CF) — Mangum was scratched for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees due to right foot discomfort.07/22
• 10-Day-ILSpencer Horwitz (1B) — Horwitz (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton on Tuesday, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.07/21
• 10-Day-ILEndy Rodriguez (C) — Rodriguez (hip) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus Atlanta.07/08
• 15-Day-ILEvan Sisk (RP) — Sisk was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with left elbow inflammation, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.07/04
• 60-Day-ILChris Devenski (RP) — Devenski (illness) was sent to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment.07/21
• 60-Day-ILOneil Cruz (CF) — The Pirates transferred Cruz (hand) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILKonnor Griffin (SS) — The Pirates transferred Griffin (finger) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.07/11

New York Yankees

(4)

• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Monday that Stanton has "no timeline" to start a minor-league rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) received a second round of injections after throwing about 10 pitches off a mound Friday and could progress to a full bullpen session this week, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that a specialist determined that Judge (ribs) is not yet ready to resume baseball activities, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) will throw live batting practice Saturday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.07/17

Take away the final score and this still reads like 2 teams squeezed by a taxing schedule spot. The Pirates found just enough offense late to walk out of the Bronx with a split-turned-win, while the Yankees are left wondering how a 3-run rally in the 7th didn't hold up.